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no country has done more for the country of afghanistan for the people of afghanistan. no country has done more in the context of afghanistan to energize and to concentrate the attention of the international community. there's nothing more important to us when it comes to our eforeign policy and diplomacy. they are unrivaled. they are unparallel. they are the envy of our adversaries. we know that they are a profound source of strength. that is precisely why you have seen us invest in them you have seen us invest in nato, will have seen us invest in the indo-pacific in ways that go beyond what previous administrations have done. you have seen us stand by our partners whether that is taiwan. whether it is israel. whether it is any other country, any other entity with whom we have a rock solid partnership and a commitment. you will see the united states under this administration, standing by those commitments, precisely because we recognized how important they are, how important they are for our partners but also, how important they are as a source of strength for us. that
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miscalculation has it pertains to afghanistan. why, why does our engagement there continue to vex the united states and its decisions? >> it's a really good question, mika. and it has a long, complicated answer. but one is that as richard just mentioned, joe biden for 20 years has sort of thought that he knew more about afghanistan about anybody else. he was in the senate foreign relations committee. he was in the obama white house where he argued strongly in favor of a much reduced american footprint in afghanistan. and he was overruled by his president. and he finally gets this chance now, as president, to do things the way he thought things should have been done all alodge. so in so many ways this is completely on president biden. and to his credit, the has been owning it. he has not backed away from the decision he's made. but as we can see, the catastrophic results are sort of on display right now. a big part of that is, you know, the united states spent $83 billion just on training, advising and equipping, building up the af
miscalculation has it pertains to afghanistan. why, why does our engagement there continue to vex the united states and its decisions? >> it's a really good question, mika. and it has a long, complicated answer. but one is that as richard just mentioned, joe biden for 20 years has sort of thought that he knew more about afghanistan about anybody else. he was in the senate foreign relations committee. he was in the obama white house where he argued strongly in favor of a much reduced...
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forces in afghanistan, now today, that guy is back in afghanistan for the first time in a decade. and apparently ready to be the new taliban government in kabul. like i said, awkward truth. for americans watching this. hour by hour, day by day in afghanistan. the total number of u.s. troops back in afghanistan as of today, topped 4000. pentagon reported in u.s. reporters confirmed today the, that the u.s. troops will focus entirely on the airport in kabul. they have now established control of the airport, and flights are regularly arriving in leaving on the military side. semi regularly arriving on the civil side of that airport. we just learned from the white house in the last hour, that today the u.s. military said they evacuated about 1100 u.s. citizens, u.s. permanent residents and their families. and 13 flights. using c-17 c-130 aircraft. briefing earlier today at the pentagon, within 24 hours, by tomorrow, they expect to be flying out one c-17 transport plane every hour, on the hour. 24 hours a day. which theoretically means, instead of the 1100 people they got out today, it
forces in afghanistan, now today, that guy is back in afghanistan for the first time in a decade. and apparently ready to be the new taliban government in kabul. like i said, awkward truth. for americans watching this. hour by hour, day by day in afghanistan. the total number of u.s. troops back in afghanistan as of today, topped 4000. pentagon reported in u.s. reporters confirmed today the, that the u.s. troops will focus entirely on the airport in kabul. they have now established control of...
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gave afghanistan? mr. sullivan: we don't have a complete picture obviously of where every article of defense materials has gone, but certainly a fair amount of it has fallen into the hands of the taliban. obviously, we don't have a sense that they will readily handed over to us at the airport. reporter: thank you. has the president seen images of people flying off the airplane yesterday? what has been his reaction to those images? mr. sullivan: the president, as he said in his remarks yesterday, these images are heartbreaking. as i have said repeatedly today, the human toll of the end of this conflict in this way is real and raw. it is hard for any of us. you guys are journalists. i work in government. we are also people. this is tough. there is no doubt about it. these are hard choices, too. at the end of the day, the president had to make a hard choice about whether to avoid some of those human costs as the united states continues to send thousands of troops to fight and some of them dying in casualties.
gave afghanistan? mr. sullivan: we don't have a complete picture obviously of where every article of defense materials has gone, but certainly a fair amount of it has fallen into the hands of the taliban. obviously, we don't have a sense that they will readily handed over to us at the airport. reporter: thank you. has the president seen images of people flying off the airplane yesterday? what has been his reaction to those images? mr. sullivan: the president, as he said in his remarks...
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ambassador to afghanistan. little bit about heroin production, where comes from when it is coming to the united states. where it goes in central asia. go listen to that conversation if you missed it. caller: i'm just saying, maybe trump and biden didn't have anything to do with that. i have a comment about the guy you had on earlier that made a statement about we are all refugees. everybody here is not refugees and immigrants. a slave that was brought here against their will and kidnapped from their homeland. those people are not refugees or immigrants. there is two people known here in this country that i know of that are not immigrants. people in america need to stop saying that about everybody in this country. host: freemen's next out of georgia. democrat, good morning. caller: good morning. i would like to say kudos to the brother that just got off the air from california. the problem with this country is it was created to defy this country. roger ailes and his partner. everything has been divided. things a
ambassador to afghanistan. little bit about heroin production, where comes from when it is coming to the united states. where it goes in central asia. go listen to that conversation if you missed it. caller: i'm just saying, maybe trump and biden didn't have anything to do with that. i have a comment about the guy you had on earlier that made a statement about we are all refugees. everybody here is not refugees and immigrants. a slave that was brought here against their will and kidnapped from...
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get out of afghanistan.s a painful situation, it's gut-wrenching and especially so for women, who don't know what they face in the future, but they should know that we are committed to continuing to assist them in every way possible. >> congressman seth moulton has some interpreters have access and wives are stranded cowering in his words in basements, former bureau chief reporting on a woman trapped in her home with three daughters. what should women do right now today? >> you know, the situation is difficult, but we're all working as i noted around the clock to provide direct assistance to people, our military is at the airport. we've gotten about 3,000 people out in the last two days, and we will continue to work to provide assistance to every single person who needs assistants, who we can gain access to. i know there will be stories such as the one that you are describing, we will make every effort to assist everyone. >> what is the future for the women that can't get out under taliban rule? >> you know,
get out of afghanistan.s a painful situation, it's gut-wrenching and especially so for women, who don't know what they face in the future, but they should know that we are committed to continuing to assist them in every way possible. >> congressman seth moulton has some interpreters have access and wives are stranded cowering in his words in basements, former bureau chief reporting on a woman trapped in her home with three daughters. what should women do right now today? >> you...
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and its allies in afghanistan.nt months, president biden and his aides have pushed back against comparisons with vietnam when the u.s. draw-down precipitated the collapse of the south vietnamese government and a rapid evacuation of the u.s. embassy. >> there's going to be no circumstance where you see people being lifted off the roof of an embassy in the-- of the united states from afghanistan. it is not at all comparable. >> reporter: given the sces playing out in afghanistan right now, he may be correct. this could be much worse. >> woodruff: and jane joins me now from kabul. so jane, i know it is the middle of the night there but have you heard any re-- reaction yet to president biden's speech today? >> it is late here, judy, so most people are hunkered down at home. the taliban implement a curfew in the city at this time. but i don't think people are that surprised by bride-- biden's remarks because they have heard him push back against any criticism of the way this has happened. but i do think there will be a
and its allies in afghanistan.nt months, president biden and his aides have pushed back against comparisons with vietnam when the u.s. draw-down precipitated the collapse of the south vietnamese government and a rapid evacuation of the u.s. embassy. >> there's going to be no circumstance where you see people being lifted off the roof of an embassy in the-- of the united states from afghanistan. it is not at all comparable. >> reporter: given the sces playing out in afghanistan right...
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withdrawal from afghanistan. i defer to experts such as yourself as an outsider, though, i wonder if there is a space between a withdraw and the panic our reporters are describing in the streets of kabul right now. could that have been avoided? >> well, let's look at both of those two things. they are juxtaposed. panic that you described in the streets is one thing. an orderly withdrawal is something entirely different. those can be disconnected. the sat thing is -- unfortunate thing, the united states, let's go back, the united states overreached 20 years ago. we got lost in our counterinsurgency efforts. we really tried to do way too much in the initial mission that guided our entry into the country. we will took a path where we are going to essentially nation build. we are going to rebuild the government, rebuild the military, reestablish forms of governments, allow the afghan people to make decisions for themselves. all of that was working, but we were the glue that held it all together. when we made the decl
withdrawal from afghanistan. i defer to experts such as yourself as an outsider, though, i wonder if there is a space between a withdraw and the panic our reporters are describing in the streets of kabul right now. could that have been avoided? >> well, let's look at both of those two things. they are juxtaposed. panic that you described in the streets is one thing. an orderly withdrawal is something entirely different. those can be disconnected. the sat thing is -- unfortunate thing, the...
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join don't go to afghanistan.stion mark it down because our people are stranded with their families. there are people that we care about us also. we've not talked about any of this. twitter. why don't like us? >> kayleigh: it's a great question on a run also. around is no better than the taliban on women. "we did not find those things to violate our terms of service because we consider them safe or rattling which is part of the speech of world world leaders in concert with other countries." >> harris: when i considered that the white house put an appeal out or give authorization for the vaccine, i got stickered it, threatened. i was like what? i'm at journalist. it's a question. >> emily: here's what so troubling. what it does is ensure dependency on it being inchoate. it means that there is dependency on not following through. so my twitter is making the determination that they do not mean it. it is saber rattling. it will not lead to action. to the recruitment going on for the terrorist organization, that is act
join don't go to afghanistan.stion mark it down because our people are stranded with their families. there are people that we care about us also. we've not talked about any of this. twitter. why don't like us? >> kayleigh: it's a great question on a run also. around is no better than the taliban on women. "we did not find those things to violate our terms of service because we consider them safe or rattling which is part of the speech of world world leaders in concert with other...
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unable to go back to afghanistan. but many of them don't want to stay here in iran because that's such a difficult life for them as well, so they try to make it over to iran's western border with turkey, and then on to europe or anywhere else they can get to. right now, i can tell you that the iranian government has set up three temporary refugee camps in three separate cities along the border to accommodate afghans coming ip, but they can't come in on commercial flights anymore. those commercial flights are not running out of the airport in kabul. so they can't take those flights in tehran. so that's another exit point out of the country blocked off for afghans. so really, it is a really desperate situation as this stampede out of their country is unfolding in front of our very eyes. the president has gone, probably a relatively easy journey for him. but a much, much harder journey for the rest of the afghans left behind who don't want to live under the rule of the taliban. >> is it your understanding that the taliba
unable to go back to afghanistan. but many of them don't want to stay here in iran because that's such a difficult life for them as well, so they try to make it over to iran's western border with turkey, and then on to europe or anywhere else they can get to. right now, i can tell you that the iranian government has set up three temporary refugee camps in three separate cities along the border to accommodate afghans coming ip, but they can't come in on commercial flights anymore. those...
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we the humanitarian crisis is deepening in afghanistan.— in afghanistan.orders. _ in afghanistan. we are not seeing it across borders. of— in afghanistan. we are not seeing it across borders. of course _ in afghanistan. we are not seeing it across borders. of course no - in afghanistan. we are not seeing it| across borders. of course no nations across borders. of course no nations were prepared for these challenges. as of today the united nation's agency still has access to all provinces operating in about two thirds of districts but we really need much more international support at this point and that means not focusing or only on the worrying situation at kabul airport and the few that may be able to back in the country but the a0 million afghans living there at the moment. fire country but the 40 million afghans living there at the moment. are you talkin: living there at the moment. are you talking about _ living there at the moment. are you talking about cash _ living there at the moment. are you talking about cash our _ living there at the moment. are
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i want to fight for our vision of afghanistan.nd i know things are never going to be the same anymore. it'sjust...| have to be here. and so far, some surprises. female presenters are still fronting popular news programmes. a talib taking her questions. but many fear it is just a shiny new show for now. women are already taking to the streets. "we exist," they shout. "work, education, political participation, is our right." women make up half of afghan society. "don't upset us," they tell the taliban, "be our voice." today, the taliban also focused on that fear. translation: there will be nothing against women in our ruling. - our people accept our women are muslims, they accept islamic rules. if they continue to live according to sharia, we will be happy. they will be happy. they have said that so many times before. as an afghan woman, i wouldn't trust them because they don't have a very good track record of keeping their promises or something like that. if they were so keen on women's rights, they wouldn't stop girls from going t
i want to fight for our vision of afghanistan.nd i know things are never going to be the same anymore. it'sjust...| have to be here. and so far, some surprises. female presenters are still fronting popular news programmes. a talib taking her questions. but many fear it is just a shiny new show for now. women are already taking to the streets. "we exist," they shout. "work, education, political participation, is our right." women make up half of afghan society. "don't...
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newst the fall of kabul as the taliban completes its takeover of afghanistan. armed fighters broadcast live from inside the presidential palace. as the afghan leader flees, chaos in the streets as taliban forces enter kabul and take over the government thousands of prisoners set free, including members of al qaeda. >>> the race to get out. u.s. military helicopters shuttling americans from the embassy to the airport, warned to shelter in place amid reports of gunfire the pentagon today sending in a thousand more u.s. troops we are with desperate afghans trying to escape the country richard engel is on the ground covering it all. >> reporter: we've seen some gunmen who look like taliban on the streets. >>> president biden facing fierce criticism for his decision to withdraw u.s. forces amid fears the country will once again turn into a safe haven for terrorists >>> unfathomable loss. rescuers searching for any survivors of the massive earthquake in haiti. hundreds dead. thousands injured. now a major storm is barreling that way >>> and the battle over vaccine ma
newst the fall of kabul as the taliban completes its takeover of afghanistan. armed fighters broadcast live from inside the presidential palace. as the afghan leader flees, chaos in the streets as taliban forces enter kabul and take over the government thousands of prisoners set free, including members of al qaeda. >>> the race to get out. u.s. military helicopters shuttling americans from the embassy to the airport, warned to shelter in place amid reports of gunfire the pentagon today...
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afghanistan, sir. host: saudi arabia was the main training grounds. caller: afghanistan, sir.ost: the al qaeda training grounds in afghanistan, i was not disagree with you. i was a trend understand the connection you are making. caller: we are taking people away, but why don't we do with the right way -- if you have to check id to get on a plane, check id to go to disneyland, i am not checking id to come in this country and live for free? host: donald in florida. one other story in today's papers about a high-profile refugee from afghanistan -- the ousted president driven out by the taliban is just the latest leader on the run to turn up in the united arab emirates, joining a club that includes spain's disgraced former king, and two tie prime ministers. --thai prime minister's. -- prime ministers1 if you want to read more on that story, today's "washington times. keith. fargo, north dakota. would you welcome refugees to fargo? sunil varghese i wouldn't -- caller: i wouldn't take them in. they are trying to change them to our ways over there. this is a christian country. i am n
afghanistan, sir. host: saudi arabia was the main training grounds. caller: afghanistan, sir.ost: the al qaeda training grounds in afghanistan, i was not disagree with you. i was a trend understand the connection you are making. caller: we are taking people away, but why don't we do with the right way -- if you have to check id to get on a plane, check id to go to disneyland, i am not checking id to come in this country and live for free? host: donald in florida. one other story in today's...
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today is to have in afghanistan today is to have in afghanistan today is to be part of the afghan armya turbulent time, foreign forces leaving the country. in the last month, the taliban have made huge advances. they claim to now control most of the country. this young man is 18, preparing to be sent to the front line. the hopes that people had someone like him, that 20 years on, 18 years on, this would be a very different nation, to think that they have gone back to square one is what is most disturbing about all of this. the people i met in cabo all tell me that they refused to surrender the rights and opportunities that the last 20 years have opened up for them. none of them want to flee afghanistan. but despite what i heard in doha, the taliban are on a heard in doha, the taliban are ona campaign heard in doha, the taliban are on a campaign to bring back their brutal regime. with the government adamant to defy a new era of sharia law and the taliban making significant gains, afghans are caught up in a savage war that has taken on a savage war that has taken on a life of its own. he
today is to have in afghanistan today is to have in afghanistan today is to be part of the afghan armya turbulent time, foreign forces leaving the country. in the last month, the taliban have made huge advances. they claim to now control most of the country. this young man is 18, preparing to be sent to the front line. the hopes that people had someone like him, that 20 years on, 18 years on, this would be a very different nation, to think that they have gone back to square one is what is most...
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i want to fight for our vision of afghanistan.w things are never going to be the same anymore. i have to be here. >> so far, some surprises. female presenters are still fronting popular news programs. taking her questions. but many fear it's just a shining new show for now. women are already taking to the streets. we exist, they shout. work, education, political participation is our right. women make up half of afghan society, don't upset us, they tell the taliban, be our voice. today the taliban is also focused on that fear. >> there will be nothing against women in our ruling. however people except our women are muslims and they accept islamic rules. if they continue to live according to sharia, we will be happy, they will be happy. >> they said that so many times before. >> as an afghan woman, i would not trust them cause they don't have a good track record of keeping up their promises. if they were so keen on women's rights, they would not stop girls from going to the north and they would not stop women from working. these are
i want to fight for our vision of afghanistan.w things are never going to be the same anymore. i have to be here. >> so far, some surprises. female presenters are still fronting popular news programs. taking her questions. but many fear it's just a shining new show for now. women are already taking to the streets. we exist, they shout. work, education, political participation is our right. women make up half of afghan society, don't upset us, they tell the taliban, be our voice. today the...
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they were begging to stay in afghanistan.ter blaming everyone except his own generals that failed the intelligence, he jutted back to camp david with a helicopter. joining me, mollie hemingway senior editor avenue "the federalist" and fox news contributor. cn in is suffering from a crisis of confidence, but i don't think, that presumes confidence to begin with. but as you pointed out over the last six months, they have been focusing on january 6th, not safely withdrawing our forces from afghanistan. >> p.m., laura, this entire end days sees of people pulling out of airplanes reminds me of 9/11 jumping off the twin towers. french people packing the train stations in 1942 paris. it is tragic that indictment of the entire military intelligence and political leadership basically of the last 20 years, but especially in the last six months. joe biden always has his pick. i'm going to take responsibility. the buck stops with me but then he blames everybody but himself. he blamed barack obama and said barack obama did a surge in afgh
they were begging to stay in afghanistan.ter blaming everyone except his own generals that failed the intelligence, he jutted back to camp david with a helicopter. joining me, mollie hemingway senior editor avenue "the federalist" and fox news contributor. cn in is suffering from a crisis of confidence, but i don't think, that presumes confidence to begin with. but as you pointed out over the last six months, they have been focusing on january 6th, not safely withdrawing our forces...
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withdrawal from afghanistan.n a lengthy essay published on his website, the former prime minister who ordered british troops to join the invasion said the withdrawal has been a tragic and unnecessary decision that undermines the west's aims. he accused biden of being -- as if our engagement was compared to our commitment 20 or 10 years ago. let's hear from you. you say yes, it has been worth fighting. i'll come to the conversation. caller: good morning. my comment is the war in the beginning stages for the purpose it was for to kill osama bin laden who was in afghanistan at the time was yes. it was worth it because he was the orchestrator of 9/11. once he was killed, we should have gotten out of there. what george bush said doesn't make any sense. this has been 20 years. there are a lot of lives lost. the job was to get osama bin laden. he was in afghanistan. he moved to pakistan. we don't have any rights there. that's why it took so long to capture him because we didn't have any jurisdiction in pakistan. you nee
withdrawal from afghanistan.n a lengthy essay published on his website, the former prime minister who ordered british troops to join the invasion said the withdrawal has been a tragic and unnecessary decision that undermines the west's aims. he accused biden of being -- as if our engagement was compared to our commitment 20 or 10 years ago. let's hear from you. you say yes, it has been worth fighting. i'll come to the conversation. caller: good morning. my comment is the war in the beginning...
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right now, it seems there's a split inside afghanistan.eaching out to the taliban and wants to pursue negotiations about some sort of political joint venture. 0n the other hand, we have the former first vice president, amrullah saleh, who has taken to the hills and is talking about armed resistance. what do you believe now is the best future for your country? i think if we think about the future of afghanistan, all these leaders, like hamid karzai and amrullah saleh, everyone should come together and sit and discuss, and find some solution and work with taliban to have a strong government, because we really need to solve the afghanistan problem between all these leaders and afghan people. kamila sidiqi, i thank you so much for talking to us from bonn, in germany. thank you. you're welcome. thank you so much. hello. after what's been a relatively cloudy and relatively cool week so far for many of us, the weather is set to change a little bit through friday and into the weekend. it will briefly turn a little bit warmer. it will also start to
right now, it seems there's a split inside afghanistan.eaching out to the taliban and wants to pursue negotiations about some sort of political joint venture. 0n the other hand, we have the former first vice president, amrullah saleh, who has taken to the hills and is talking about armed resistance. what do you believe now is the best future for your country? i think if we think about the future of afghanistan, all these leaders, like hamid karzai and amrullah saleh, everyone should come...
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forces in afghanistan. overnight, we received a photo of taliban militants coming to the door of his home, literally hunting him down. he was able to escape, but he is obviously still in mortal danger. what would be your message to abdul, his wife, and his three young daughters? pres. biden: we want you to be able to get to the airport. contact us. we will see whatever we can do to get you there. we have got to get you out. we are committed to deal with you, your wife, and your child, to get all three of you out of afghanistan. that is the commitment. >> thank you, sir. pres. biden: meredith of pbs newshour. >> you mentioned just now using every resource available for evacuations. why haven't you ordered the military to expand the security perimeter around the kabul airport? do you have any plans to do so given that will likely require more u.s. troops? and are you considering rescue operations to recover american and afghan allies stuck behind taliban checkpoints? pres. biden: the answer is yes to the last
forces in afghanistan. overnight, we received a photo of taliban militants coming to the door of his home, literally hunting him down. he was able to escape, but he is obviously still in mortal danger. what would be your message to abdul, his wife, and his three young daughters? pres. biden: we want you to be able to get to the airport. contact us. we will see whatever we can do to get you there. we have got to get you out. we are committed to deal with you, your wife, and your child, to get...
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in reaction to afghanistan, pentagon defending landing and pledges to save every american in afghanistanis was yesterday. general mark really discussing the intelligence surrounding the taliban takeover of afghanistan. [video clip] >> let me make a comment on intelligence. i've seen all over the news rapid collapse stories. the intelligence clearly indicated multiple scenarios were possible. one of those was an outright taliban takeover following a rapid collapse of the afghan security forces and the government. another was a civil war. a third was a negotiated settlement. however, the timeframe of a rapid collapse, that was widely estimated in, following the departure. there was nothing that i or anyone else saw that indicated a collapse of this army in this government in 11 days. central command submitted a variety of lands that were briefed and approved by the joint chiefs of staff, secretary of defense, and president. they were coordinated, synchronized, and rehearsed to deal with these various scenarios. one of those contingencies is what we are executing right now. host: it was yes
in reaction to afghanistan, pentagon defending landing and pledges to save every american in afghanistanis was yesterday. general mark really discussing the intelligence surrounding the taliban takeover of afghanistan. [video clip] >> let me make a comment on intelligence. i've seen all over the news rapid collapse stories. the intelligence clearly indicated multiple scenarios were possible. one of those was an outright taliban takeover following a rapid collapse of the afghan security...
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— in regard to afghanistan? michael, our reporter _ in regard to afghanistan?hanistan? michael, our reporter from ground - in regard to afghanistan? michael, our reporter from ground zero - in regard to afghanistan? michael, our reporter from ground zero on l our reporter from ground zero on 9/11... i know what this has meant to people in the united states. you seem to be saying that the us mission of the last 20 years is revealed as a mirage?- mission of the last 20 years is revealed as a mirage? well, i'm afraid that _ revealed as a mirage? well, i'm afraid that these _ revealed as a mirage? well, i'm afraid that these debates - revealed as a mirage? well, i'm afraid that these debates have l afraid that these debates have happened elsewhere around the world, you know very well, britain worked so hard and lost so many people in helmand province in afghanistan, and basically decided a few years ago, like what president biden has decided this year, that the effort was really not worth sustaining. so i'm afraid this is not a debate that is unique to the united s
— in regard to afghanistan? michael, our reporter _ in regard to afghanistan?hanistan? michael, our reporter from ground - in regard to afghanistan? michael, our reporter from ground zero - in regard to afghanistan? michael, our reporter from ground zero on l our reporter from ground zero on 9/11... i know what this has meant to people in the united states. you seem to be saying that the us mission of the last 20 years is revealed as a mirage?- mission of the last 20 years is revealed as a...
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troops withdrew from afghanistan. marines are helping process the paperwork of afghans and american citizens seeking to flee as u.s. bureaucratic bottlenecks force military planes to leave kabul half empty. british paratroopers are leaving the airport to help rescue their citizens as the taliban maintain a cordon and control all the checkpoints around the airport. u.s. troops are not. >> we don't have the capability to go out and collect a large numbers of people. >> the defense secretary and chairman of the joint chiefs face the press for the first time since afghanistan fell to the taliban. complicating the evacuation, the military's decision to close bagram air base located an hour and a half north of kabul, the largest air base the had in afghanistan for 20 years. >> why did you abandon the bagram airfield? why did u.s. military pull out given the uncertainty? >> our tank was to protect the embassy. if we were to keep both bagram and the embassy going, that would be a significant number of military forces. >> u.s.
troops withdrew from afghanistan. marines are helping process the paperwork of afghans and american citizens seeking to flee as u.s. bureaucratic bottlenecks force military planes to leave kabul half empty. british paratroopers are leaving the airport to help rescue their citizens as the taliban maintain a cordon and control all the checkpoints around the airport. u.s. troops are not. >> we don't have the capability to go out and collect a large numbers of people. >> the defense...
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forces from afghanistan.dministration coming under fire from critics who say that his policies led to the taliban's stunning return to power. >> the sudden capture shocked the world. >> the taliban has taken over afghanistan, seizing control. >> the verdict today has been unanimous and brutal. >> redefining the world -- the word incompetent. >> epic willful mishandling by president biden. >> a month ago the president saidhe taliban takeover of afghanistan was highly unlikely. >> given this horrid backdrop, he had little choice but to cut short his vacation and return to washington by helicoer. how else to answer his critics. he was unrepentant. >> i stand squarely behind my decision. after 20 years i have learned the hard way that there is never a good time to withdraw u.s. forces. i always promised the american people that i would be straight with you. the truth is, this unfolded more quickly than we anticipated. >> he shifted the blame firmly to the leaders in afghanistan and their military. >> we gave them
forces from afghanistan.dministration coming under fire from critics who say that his policies led to the taliban's stunning return to power. >> the sudden capture shocked the world. >> the taliban has taken over afghanistan, seizing control. >> the verdict today has been unanimous and brutal. >> redefining the world -- the word incompetent. >> epic willful mishandling by president biden. >> a month ago the president saidhe taliban takeover of afghanistan was...
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turning afghanistan into a safe haven for terrorism.an 5500 attacks in afghanistan since april. thousands of killed al-qaeda active in half the country. the eerie echoes of biden attacking term, we have that story tonight this happened in 2017 after trump withdrew troopf from syria, biden attacked then president trump is impairing a schism between the partners, biden accused of doing that, we'll show you what trump did to its own people in the warning signs of the biden administration is ignoring today, thear double standard of twitter and facebook and whatsapp accused of enabling the taliban's rise to power including spreading propaganda and battle plans as a sensor conservative tear also political non-reporting nancy pelosi is attacking knaus democrats as amateurs as moderates demand a vote first on infrastructure. we have the update in a growing number of polls showing increased support in california to recall governor gavin newsom, we have that story. thank you for joining us i'm elizabeth macdonald in "the evening edit" search righ
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what about getting those americans out of afghanistan? >> i'm not going to come into my propheticals. i will stay focused on the task at hand which is getting as many people out as rapidly as possible and we will take that day by day. we asked them to come to be a particular on flights and take them home, that's what we intend to do. >> don't worry about the taliban people attacking everyone on the way. of yours ago, the diplomatic national security sector, trying to clarify in a tweet claiming what he meant to say was the intent and they will get all americans who want to leave out of afghanistan. maybe leave with that next time around. that was the only shocking revelation today. apparently are most experienced foreign policy president ever was so busy trying to figure out how to use those tv remotes at camp david that he had not spoken to another world leader during the crisis that he helped create. >> is not it spoken to any other world leaders. myself, secretary blinken, several members of the team have been engaged on a regular basi
what about getting those americans out of afghanistan? >> i'm not going to come into my propheticals. i will stay focused on the task at hand which is getting as many people out as rapidly as possible and we will take that day by day. we asked them to come to be a particular on flights and take them home, that's what we intend to do. >> don't worry about the taliban people attacking everyone on the way. of yours ago, the diplomatic national security sector, trying to clarify in a...
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afghanistan is the exact same thing.ob it was fine and the smaller force. elizabeth: i'm not sure it was fine but what she reaction to former president talking about the border in afghanistan saying the president has botched both. >> is pretty obvious it's right we never had this many people crossing the border and we never had this trouble with the cartel now as soon as the president starts changing thing in afghanistan we ended up with a disaster on her hands and you can see the video footage of what happened and it's not good. elizabeth: the president claims is highly unlikely the taliban would overrun afghanistan, the spotlight on how he's been equally incompetent although long in his handling of the southern border his approval rating is going down washington post in the abc news poll only a third approve of him in the handling of the situation at thh border and multiple polls show this. >> i don't think i could imagine a most americans could imagine it being handled worst andd as bad as it is. it's not getting bett
afghanistan is the exact same thing.ob it was fine and the smaller force. elizabeth: i'm not sure it was fine but what she reaction to former president talking about the border in afghanistan saying the president has botched both. >> is pretty obvious it's right we never had this many people crossing the border and we never had this trouble with the cartel now as soon as the president starts changing thing in afghanistan we ended up with a disaster on her hands and you can see the video...
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that's how fast afghanistan fell. and it was only six weeks ago the president was insisting that this would be nothing like the fall of saigon. >> the taliban is not the north vietnamese army. they're not remotely comparable in terms of capability. there is going to be in circumstance where you see people being lifted off the roof of a embassy in the ice from afghanistan. it is not comparable. >> so, you need to see see aigoo see the comparison. saigon on the left. ka bbul on the right. saigon on the left. kabul on the right. last month president joe biden said bringing afghans here who helped the american military is the descent thing to do. >> the one place you heard and i'm talking about more immigrants coming in are those folks from afghanistan who helped the american soldiers who will be, they and their family will be victimized very badly as a consequence of what happens if they're left behind and so we're providing for them to be able to see whether they qualify to come to the united states as a refugee and ult
that's how fast afghanistan fell. and it was only six weeks ago the president was insisting that this would be nothing like the fall of saigon. >> the taliban is not the north vietnamese army. they're not remotely comparable in terms of capability. there is going to be in circumstance where you see people being lifted off the roof of a embassy in the ice from afghanistan. it is not comparable. >> so, you need to see see aigoo see the comparison. saigon on the left. ka bbul on the...
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i worked with him in afghanistan.y, is the terrorists will take full advantage of the vacuum that will be left to return to afghanistan to plot another attack on the scale of 9/11 in order to bookend, if you like, our time in the country, to make the very blunt point as to how futile the last two decades have been. and... you really believe that? what you believe will happen next is that the al-qaeda and other militant islamist groups will seek to launch new attacks on the west, as you say, to sort of bookend the 9/11 attacks 20 years ago? yes, this is now... their ability to recruit is by proving that they have stood up to the mighty west, particularly the united states, and they will do so by celebrating with an attack on the west. now, what might check that is the ironic fact that the americans are not actually leaving afghanistan. the cia will remain, as will special forces as well, because they actually will be haunted by such an event taking place. and so you're left with this awkward situation of the americans
i worked with him in afghanistan.y, is the terrorists will take full advantage of the vacuum that will be left to return to afghanistan to plot another attack on the scale of 9/11 in order to bookend, if you like, our time in the country, to make the very blunt point as to how futile the last two decades have been. and... you really believe that? what you believe will happen next is that the al-qaeda and other militant islamist groups will seek to launch new attacks on the west, as you say, to...
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breaking news in afghanistan where we are witnessing history. taliban fighters have reached the gates of the capital city of kabul. >> a statement issued by the taliban a short time ago asks for calm saying its fighters are on the outskirts of kabul and want to take control of the capital peacefully. meantime, the effort to get americans out of afghanistan is at full force right now. a u.s. official tells cnn the goal is to get embassy personnel out by tuesday if to not sooner. what you are looking at is cnn video of helicopters shuttling employees from the embassy for that evacuation. president biden has authorized sending in another 1,000 troops to carry out the operation which brings the total to 5,000. >> let's get more on the fast-moving developments in afghanistan and get straight to cnn's nick paton walsh, who joins us live from kabul. nick, there werer the. there was an intelligence assessment a few days ago that said this would take place in 30 to 90 days. u.s. intelligence didn't anticipate this would happen merely within hours. bring
breaking news in afghanistan where we are witnessing history. taliban fighters have reached the gates of the capital city of kabul. >> a statement issued by the taliban a short time ago asks for calm saying its fighters are on the outskirts of kabul and want to take control of the capital peacefully. meantime, the effort to get americans out of afghanistan is at full force right now. a u.s. official tells cnn the goal is to get embassy personnel out by tuesday if to not sooner. what you...
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afghanistan, to make sure afghanistan doesn't become a terre safe haven once again.once again. that is very important. — safe haven once again. that is very important. as— safe haven once again. that is very important. as you _ safe haven once again. that is very important, as you say. _ safe haven once again. that is very important, as you say. thank- safe haven once again. that is very important, as you say. thank you | important, as you say. thank you very much for your time. meanwhile, here in the uk prime minister borisjohnson says he has full confidence in the foreign secretary, dominic raab, after criticism over his handling of the crisis in afghanistan, in the days leading up to the fall of kabul to the taliban. mr raab has come under pressure, forfailing to call the afghan foreign minister last friday, after being advised to do so by officials, to discuss evacuations. the call was delegated to a junior minister, but was never made. mr raab now says he was prioritising dealing with security and capacity at kabul airport. the bbc�*s political correspondent, al
afghanistan, to make sure afghanistan doesn't become a terre safe haven once again.once again. that is very important. — safe haven once again. that is very important. as— safe haven once again. that is very important. as you _ safe haven once again. that is very important, as you say. _ safe haven once again. that is very important, as you say. thank- safe haven once again. that is very important, as you say. thank you | important, as you say. thank you very much for your time. meanwhile,...
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what obligations to the uk have to the people of afghanistan? my the people of afghanistan? we have left them in this situation where the taliban have taken over, and of course people are very frightened or very vulnerable to whatever the taliban are going to do will and given we place so much on education for young girls, for women, for women to go into the professions, not least become journalists, i think it is clear there are many vulnerable people and i think we've got to do is recognise that when we look at the syrian situation back in 2014, we did have a resettlement scheme for phone rope edom. the united kingdom took 20,000 people right through the silence, supported by local authorities, and we have to do the same again. and if you look at the 20,000 we took from syria, .1% of the population, that would be an equivalent number of about 35,000 from afghanistan, so asking the government to look at the way we did do in syria, to work with our evolved institutions, the local authorities, and crucially showing leadership on this couple working with our international part
what obligations to the uk have to the people of afghanistan? my the people of afghanistan? we have left them in this situation where the taliban have taken over, and of course people are very frightened or very vulnerable to whatever the taliban are going to do will and given we place so much on education for young girls, for women, for women to go into the professions, not least become journalists, i think it is clear there are many vulnerable people and i think we've got to do is recognise...
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of afghanistan or any other country. we have files the embassy has been in touch with many of these individuals but it is not a figure readily available to us or the reason you mentioned. it is incumbent upon americans to reach out to the embassy, to notify the embassy of their presence. there are many dual nationals who are part of the equation, as well. we are not in a position to give a firm figure. when it comes to relocation efforts, we are going to be guided by one criteria. that is the safety and security of the american people. as long as the u.s. government, calling on all the information at our disposal, deems it is safe for americans to remain and to be operating on the airport compound, we are going to be engaged in this aggressive, around-the-clock effort to relocate as many individuals as we possibly can. i will take a couple final questions. reporter: the new york times calling this every person who ever cooperated with the u.s. in any form or fashion over the last 20 years, the u.s. should round everyone
of afghanistan or any other country. we have files the embassy has been in touch with many of these individuals but it is not a figure readily available to us or the reason you mentioned. it is incumbent upon americans to reach out to the embassy, to notify the embassy of their presence. there are many dual nationals who are part of the equation, as well. we are not in a position to give a firm figure. when it comes to relocation efforts, we are going to be guided by one criteria. that is the...
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a huge mud to discuss in afghanistan. one or two other - afghanistan.e fact that this is the second _ yes, the fact that this is the second lead on the front pages is really— second lead on the front pages is really underlining the magnitude of the afghanistan stories, clearing the afghanistan stories, clearing the front— the afghanistan stories, clearing the front pages to do a foreign story— the front pages to do a foreign story that is very unusual, but this is really— story that is very unusual, but this is really interesting angle of the herd booth atrocities that happened in plymouth this week. the police to be in plymouth this week. the police to he ordered _ in plymouth this week. the police to be ordered to check the social media accounts _ be ordered to check the social media accounts of— be ordered to check the social media accounts of people who want to renew their gun _ accounts of people who want to renew their gun licenses. there is 720,000 lui'i their gun licenses. there is 720,000 gun licenses — their gun licenses. there is 720,000 gun
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with all of that, all of afghanistan is in one hand. have a hard time running and managing affairs unless they open the space. in less they bring in expertise. unless they show flexibility. and less they engage international community in ways the international community wants to be engaged. they can absorb and ask for assistance and aid for years to come. all of this obviously is going to be part of challenges the taliban will be facing moving forward. >> really have about 30 seconds left so i'm going to ask you to keep your answers short should you believe they are going to be schisms going forward within the taliban? you believe there will be a power struggle? >> i think the taliban are good at maintaining their unity. for now, they will manage to maintain that. . the question is whether there will be resistance from outside. >> we have run out of time so we are going to have to leave our conversation there. thanks so much to all of our guests. thank you for watching. you can see the program any time by visiting our website, al jazeer
with all of that, all of afghanistan is in one hand. have a hard time running and managing affairs unless they open the space. in less they bring in expertise. unless they show flexibility. and less they engage international community in ways the international community wants to be engaged. they can absorb and ask for assistance and aid for years to come. all of this obviously is going to be part of challenges the taliban will be facing moving forward. >> really have about 30 seconds left...
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and what happens in afghanistan doesn't stay in afghanistan. it will spill out into the region and it will follow us home. so if his criteria, we don't get involved in civil strife, north and south korea, colombia, philippines, we can go down to list. we could have done so -- i remind people that we went in with less than 100 special forces backed by american air power working with afghans on the ground. so what's the policy now going forward? are we going to allow this hot bed of terrorism to fester until it becomes so bad we lose so many soldiers going back again but this time with no local allies, no bases and let this cancer spread and become far worse and i'm hearing crickets from the administration on that point on what next. mike: there's reporting from axios that mark milley is saying terror threat to the u.s. has to go up basically based on the taliban resurging its power in afghanistan. any talk in the conference call on threat level here at home? congressman: nothing. frustratingly the conference call was cut short. i don't think the
and what happens in afghanistan doesn't stay in afghanistan. it will spill out into the region and it will follow us home. so if his criteria, we don't get involved in civil strife, north and south korea, colombia, philippines, we can go down to list. we could have done so -- i remind people that we went in with less than 100 special forces backed by american air power working with afghans on the ground. so what's the policy now going forward? are we going to allow this hot bed of terrorism to...
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>> i served in afghanistan in 2008. and it was a brutal period of the war. it was a violent tour. i served in a capacity as a scout sniper and at the end of my tour as a sergeant in the marine corps, i knew this war would not be won and our efforts there were misplaced and somewhat misguided and i tragically, we left and didn't reinforce it when our battalion left. the taliban took it back over and three years ago, the marine corps sent or two bar tall bar back and ultimately, we knew how this chapter would end. we knew the taliban was going to rest control back from this government and, you know, i think that this future was always written. >> today you tweeted we should have reinforced kabul until evacuate of allies was completed and any of their forces that came within 50 miles of the city would be destroyed then leave. what is your response to now the u.s. curtailing flights for afghan allies so that u.s. citizens can get out of afghanistan, it's at this point right now? >> well, let me be just as clear eyed as i ca
>> i served in afghanistan in 2008. and it was a brutal period of the war. it was a violent tour. i served in a capacity as a scout sniper and at the end of my tour as a sergeant in the marine corps, i knew this war would not be won and our efforts there were misplaced and somewhat misguided and i tragically, we left and didn't reinforce it when our battalion left. the taliban took it back over and three years ago, the marine corps sent or two bar tall bar back and ultimately, we knew how...
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do you do share the fear that some have expressed that afghanistan? now risks becoming a breeding ground for groups like like all kinder and i school and so on. absolutely. you know, prior to 911, we were still given something like 75000000 and 4 and to ask in country and one form of the other. so, you know, and we were engaged pre 911. they did not have any. i'd say focus of bitterness towards us until like al qaeda came in there and i think now they are going to have more of a focus. there is going to be revenge. we've left a tremendous amount of military equipment there and a lot of train soldiers who will slip sides. and so decided it's not gonna be a bit of terrorism. terror on china, russia, other foreign actors, bad actors are going to see this as a potential training camp, recruitment area, reading, graham, whatever you want to call it. so yes, they totally reject american and western values on terrorism. david, the rush, president biden did acknowledge that he was surprised by the speed of this collapse of the, of the afghan government and se
do you do share the fear that some have expressed that afghanistan? now risks becoming a breeding ground for groups like like all kinder and i school and so on. absolutely. you know, prior to 911, we were still given something like 75000000 and 4 and to ask in country and one form of the other. so, you know, and we were engaged pre 911. they did not have any. i'd say focus of bitterness towards us until like al qaeda came in there and i think now they are going to have more of a focus. there is...
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made it -- made an extraordinary sacrifice in afghanistan. 2400 48 americans lost their lives in afghanistan. tens of thousands of americans were injured in the war in afghanistan over 20 years trying to help the country stand up and be able to defend itself. the u.s. spent more than a trillion dollars of its resources in afghanistan. the amount of sacrifice and solidarity and commitment to afghanistan to trying to give it a chance was immense, and it was not just the u.s. many other countries joined us and have their own sacrifices -- let me finish answering the question. and so, the idea that there was a lack of sacrifice on the part of the american people is belied by the rows of headstones over at arlington national secretary -- national cemetery. taiwan is a fundamentally different question in a different context, and so, from our perspective, what we need to focus on -- i'm sorry. i will take the next question if you will not let me answer. yeah. >> what is your take on the conference earlier by the taliban, especially the comments they made about protecting women's rights? do you have
made it -- made an extraordinary sacrifice in afghanistan. 2400 48 americans lost their lives in afghanistan. tens of thousands of americans were injured in the war in afghanistan over 20 years trying to help the country stand up and be able to defend itself. the u.s. spent more than a trillion dollars of its resources in afghanistan. the amount of sacrifice and solidarity and commitment to afghanistan to trying to give it a chance was immense, and it was not just the u.s. many other countries...
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protect itself from outside afghanistan?united states does it from -- protects itself from terrorist threats across the world where we don't have troops. so the short answer is, yes. the longer answer or the more complete answer is, look, we've got to work with what political agreement emerges on the ground in kabul. there's an unfolding humanitarian disaster going on there, which we have an opportunity to work with the government that emerges in afghanistan to alleviate. we have an opportunity to work with the government that emerges from afghanistan to address the terror threat, to address human rights. >> yeah. >> and so now is the time to begin setting those conditions. >> let me just ask you, because you mentioned before that six service members under command lost their lives there. can i give you the opportunity to say their names again? >> yes. tom bostic, dave boris, ryan frigge, adrian hike, jacob lowell and chris pfifer. >> thank you. just a reminder to viewers that those 2217 vservice members who lost their lives
protect itself from outside afghanistan?united states does it from -- protects itself from terrorist threats across the world where we don't have troops. so the short answer is, yes. the longer answer or the more complete answer is, look, we've got to work with what political agreement emerges on the ground in kabul. there's an unfolding humanitarian disaster going on there, which we have an opportunity to work with the government that emerges in afghanistan to alleviate. we have an opportunity...
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afghanistan as well.— in afghanistan as well.l. a very concerning message. - in afghanistan as well. a very concerning message. bradley| concerning message. bradley bowman, thanks forjoining us. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: coming up injust a moment, as us citizens leave kabul, we are going to speak to a former special assistant to president trump on his thoughts about the decision to pull those us troops out of afghanistan. the big crowds became bigger as the time of the funeral approached. as the lines of fans became longer, the police prepared for a huge job of crowd control. idi amin, uganda's brutal former dictator has died at the age of 80. he's been buried in saudi arabia where he lived in exile since being overthrown in 1979. two billion people around the world have seen - the last total- eclipse of the sun to take place - in this millennium. it began itsjourney off the coast of canada, . ending three hours later when the sun set - over the bay of bengal. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: the taliban's l
afghanistan as well.— in afghanistan as well.l. a very concerning message. - in afghanistan as well. a very concerning message. bradley| concerning message. bradley bowman, thanks forjoining us. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: coming up injust a moment, as us citizens leave kabul, we are going to speak to a former special assistant to president trump on his thoughts about the decision to pull those us troops out of afghanistan. the big crowds became bigger as the time of the funeral...
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, more british troops in cyprus than they were in afghanistan.t having enough to give our superiority and intelligence to give the afghan forces the edge, so they could canteen the taliban, and that gave legitimacy to the afghan government. some errors were made about the governing structure that is appropriate to afghanistan, but things were working out. sadly it became a presidential election issue, and if you ask me what the failures of my own government, not to stand up to our closest security ally and saying this is the wrong call, americans want to pull out in this way, symbolically pull out, britain should then have the courage to step in to that vacuum because if america does not lead, britain should, but instead, everybody has followed suit, and now we see the demise of a country, a failed states develop, or because of the politicaljudgement by firstly president trump and then very sadly by president biden. i sadly by president biden. i will come back to the geopolitics, of this very soon because the points you made are clearly very impo
, more british troops in cyprus than they were in afghanistan.t having enough to give our superiority and intelligence to give the afghan forces the edge, so they could canteen the taliban, and that gave legitimacy to the afghan government. some errors were made about the governing structure that is appropriate to afghanistan, but things were working out. sadly it became a presidential election issue, and if you ask me what the failures of my own government, not to stand up to our closest...
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out of afghanistan. and the only member of congress who voted against the war on why we never should have gotten in. >> however difficult this vote may be, some of us must urge the use of restraint. >>> plus, as kids head back to school and covid deaths soar in texas, meet the superintendent defying the republican governor's ban on mask mandates when "all in" starts right now. ♪ ♪ >>> good evening from washington, d.c. i'm in for chris hayes. just ahead of the 18th anniversary and nearly 18 years after the start of the war in afghanistan then donald j. trump was working on a secret plan to bring leaders of the taliban to camp david for peace talks. it was a wild and grossly offensive idea. as described by "the new york times", the leaders of a rugged militant organization teamed troess by the united states would be hosted in the mountain get away used for presidents, prime ministers and kings. donald trump was determined to hold this dramatic show of diplomacy even over the reported objections of his nat
out of afghanistan. and the only member of congress who voted against the war on why we never should have gotten in. >> however difficult this vote may be, some of us must urge the use of restraint. >>> plus, as kids head back to school and covid deaths soar in texas, meet the superintendent defying the republican governor's ban on mask mandates when "all in" starts right now. ♪ ♪ >>> good evening from washington, d.c. i'm in for chris hayes. just ahead of...
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~ ., afghanistan? about them at the resistances _ afghanistan?stan? about them at the resistances led by _ afghanistan? about them at the resistances led by the _ afghanistan? about them at the resistances led by the vice - resistances led by the vice president of afghanistan in the valley. however, iwould president of afghanistan in the valley. however, i would like to comment on that from the international community does not have appetite for another conflict at this time, and need to the afghans. so i think they will probably end up at the sort of accommodation that will give them more rights to what they want at the moment, and thatis they want at the moment, and that is why the president has consultations with them yesterday. there are talks going on. so we have yet to know what kind information they would agree and then what will happen next week.— would agree and then what will happen next week. thank you so much for your— happen next week. thank you so much for your time. _ of christ, a lot of history with the situation in afghanistan. ——
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ambassador of afghanistan. what years were you in afghanistan? what were the political and military situation? guest: i was in afghanistan from 2009 to 2011 and i worked on afghanistan from washington at the very start of our involvement there. working on the donor coordination. the time that i went back to afghanistan was during a. -- during a period within efforts to really boost the work against the tele-band -- work against the taliban. host: you saw the search. did you ever expect that you would see this? guest: i did not think i would see it happen. i hope very much that we would use a combination so that did not happen. what i did hope is that we can get to a situation of a sustainable peace that would involve the taliban. host: the biden administration, even more the reason why it was the right decision to leave. do you buy that argument? guest: no, i don't. i think a combination of our own over the last two and a half, three years and the lack of unity led to this situation. plus very serious taliban operation to build up their military
ambassador of afghanistan. what years were you in afghanistan? what were the political and military situation? guest: i was in afghanistan from 2009 to 2011 and i worked on afghanistan from washington at the very start of our involvement there. working on the donor coordination. the time that i went back to afghanistan was during a. -- during a period within efforts to really boost the work against the tele-band -- work against the taliban. host: you saw the search. did you ever expect that you...
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he's pulling in the low 20s on his handling of afghanistan.uck out to me the most was here you have the president in the worst moment of his presidency of almost any presidency and does this speech and runs from the podium and doesn't take any questions from the press whatsoever so if you add it all up the president of the united states, the vice president who you will see on the back of a milk carton at this point you can't find her anywhere and the press secretary and jen psaki have taken 0 questions on this debacle in afghanistan and i look at msnbc yesterday and see the taliban spokesman taking questions before our leaders are. what does that tell you about the most transparent administration of all time? jillian: a number of people are disappointed they haven't heard from the vice president considering so much of the conversation around afghanistan is what happens to the lives and livelihoods of women and young girls and a lot of people like to hear that. i was watching yesterday, i watched the whole thing and want to get your opinion on
he's pulling in the low 20s on his handling of afghanistan.uck out to me the most was here you have the president in the worst moment of his presidency of almost any presidency and does this speech and runs from the podium and doesn't take any questions from the press whatsoever so if you add it all up the president of the united states, the vice president who you will see on the back of a milk carton at this point you can't find her anywhere and the press secretary and jen psaki have taken 0...
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afghanistan is a disaster. the border, all i can tell you is that the men and women who fought for decades in afghanistan, honorably served our country, and now all has been lost because joe biden made a very bad decision against sound military advice, and when it comes to afghanistan, the worst is yet to come. >> sandra: criticism of his vacation at camp david. the president, live seen here, arriving back in d.c. where just a short time from now, he is such to address the nation. as you heard from jennifer griffin at the top of the hour, she has got credible sources reporting that the taliban is going door-to-door right now, looking for anyone who fought alongside us while we were over there. here's a present live, returning to d.c. you heard joey jones last hour. he fought in afghanistan and lost his legs. his primary concern is how do we ensure the safety of those that are sent over there to do their jobs? how are we to know that they will be allowed to, enabled to do their job? joey jones questioning obviou
afghanistan is a disaster. the border, all i can tell you is that the men and women who fought for decades in afghanistan, honorably served our country, and now all has been lost because joe biden made a very bad decision against sound military advice, and when it comes to afghanistan, the worst is yet to come. >> sandra: criticism of his vacation at camp david. the president, live seen here, arriving back in d.c. where just a short time from now, he is such to address the nation. as you...